Title and Summary

Director Software Engineering

We are seeking a visionary and results-driven Director of Engineering to lead a service group in our critical Decision Management Platform for fraud detection. This role is pivotal in driving engineering excellence, scaling delivery capabilities, and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for aligning engineering strategy with business goals, mentoring high-performing teams, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex software solutions.
• Are you passionate about low latency (the speed it takes to authorise a payment card), high volume (think Google searches and then some), and highly available (5 9s) software solutions?
• Would you like to work on a team that is building industry leading solutions for fighting fraud?
• Do you want to learn cutting edge technologies and help solve complex business problems?

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Execution
• Define and drive the engineering strategy in alignment with company objectives.




• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable software products on time and within budget.
• Champion engineering best practices, including DevOps, CI/CD, Observability and agile methodologies.
• Identify and mitigate technical and delivery risks across programs and initiatives.
People Leadership & Coaching
• Build, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering teams through career development, coaching, and performance management.
• Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Set transparent goals and expectations, and provide regular feedback and development plans.
Operational Excellence
• Own the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, from requirements through release and support.
• Continuously improve engineering processes, tools, and metrics to optimize team performance and product quality.
• Ensure operational readiness, including incident response, monitoring, and

📌 Director of Software Engineering (Pune)
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